chopfallen

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled chop-fallen

US /ˈtʃɑpˌfɔlən/ UK /ˈtʃɒpˌfɔːlən/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like chapfallen /æ/ vs /ɑ/

Meanings

1

adj
crestfallen and downcast, with the jaw hanging low

The losing team trudged off chopfallen.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · crestfallen and downcast,... crestfallen dejected downcastdispiriteddisheartened glum

Opposites

elated cheerful jubilant buoyant

Word family

Related forms chap chops chapfallen

Etymology

A variant of chapfallen, from chap/chop ('jaw') + fallen; literally with the lower jaw drooping, hence dejected.

chap Middle English

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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